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GAROLD FREMONT CARLTON, 82, 1884 Knight Ave., Orlando, died Monday. Born in Corinth, N.Y., he moved to Orlando from there in 1955. He was a retired chauffeur for Orange County schools. He was an Episcopalian. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Geraldine; sister, Lydia Pearsall, Schenectady, N.Y. Burkett-Webber Union Park Chapel, Orlando.

ROBERT N. SPEAR, 93, 605 E. Normandy Blvd., Deltona, died Saturday. Born in East Corinth, Vt., he moved to Deltona from Colchester, Vt., in 1988. He was a retired farmer. He was a Baptist. Survivors: wife, Lillian; son, Robert, Huntington, Vt.; daughter, Betty Bessette, Colchester; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, Orange City.

HILDA A. KNAPP, 73, 507 W. Cornell Ave., Melbourne, died Wednesday. Born in Miami, she moved to Melbourne in 1969. She was a homemaker. She was a Baptist. She was a member of the Lioness Club of Palm Bay, Brevard Chapter of the Blind and Leader Dog Association. Survivors: son, William F. Jr., Corinth, Ky.; daughter, Barbara Burns, Melbourne; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Brownlie and Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne.

Iuka isn't alone in looking for ways to benefit from a new, $300 million NASA rocket factory at nearby Yellow Creek. The economic ripples of the shuttle-booster plant are expected to extend outward for 50 miles in every direction, touching parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.With construction set to start in the fall, communities in the tri-state area are jockeying to attract well-paid aerospace workers and space-related industries.Corinth, 20 miles west of Iuka, decided the best way to lure aerospace workers was to offer them a beer.

Who says there's nothing to do in a small town? Certainly not the enterprising folks of Corinth, Miss.This July, they are hosts for the Second Annual Downtown Corinth Slugburger Festival. Yes, that's right - Slugburger.Actually, a slugburger is not quite as repulsive as it sounds. The recipe doesn't call for any slow-moving creatures, just a deep-fried soybean and meat mixture patty, which is commonly garnished with onion, pickle and mustard.The history of the slugburger was traced to 1918 when a local meat market owner and a restaurant proprietor got together and created a recipe to use unsalable meat scraps.

SLUGBURGER FESTIVAL. Make your plans early. The Second Annual Downtown Corinth Slugburger Festival will be July 13-15. You don't know what a slugburger is? It's a deep-fried patty made from soybean and meat. A slugburger is served with onion, pickle and mustard. Believe it or not, it's a delicacy in Corinth. Last year, locals traced the history of the slugburger to 1918. That was the year meat market owner William R. McEwen and restaurant proprietor John Weeks devised a recipe to use unsold meat trimmings.